medium
6.4
CWE
20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2014-5120: Input Validation

First published: Sat Aug 23 2014(Updated: )

gd_ctx.c in the GD component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 does not ensure that pathnames lack %00 sequences, which might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via crafted input to an application that calls the (1) imagegd, (2) imagegd2, (3) imagegif, (4) imagejpeg, (5) imagepng, (6) imagewbmp, or (7) imagewebp function.

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP=5.4.0
PHP=5.4.0-beta2
PHP=5.4.0-beta2
PHP=5.4.0-rc2
PHP=5.4.1
PHP=5.4.2
PHP=5.4.3
PHP=5.4.4
PHP=5.4.5
PHP=5.4.6
PHP=5.4.7
PHP=5.4.8
PHP=5.4.9
PHP=5.4.10
PHP=5.4.11
PHP=5.4.12
PHP=5.4.12-rc1
PHP=5.4.12-rc2
PHP=5.4.13
PHP=5.4.13-rc1
PHP=5.4.14
PHP=5.4.14-rc1
PHP=5.4.15
PHP=5.4.15-rc1
PHP=5.4.16-rc1
PHP=5.4.17
PHP=5.4.18
PHP=5.4.19
PHP=5.4.20
PHP=5.4.21
PHP=5.4.22
PHP=5.4.23
PHP=5.4.24
PHP=5.4.25
PHP=5.4.26
PHP=5.4.27
PHP=5.4.28
PHP=5.4.29
PHP=5.4.30
PHP=5.4.31
PHP=5.5.0
PHP=5.5.0-alpha1
PHP=5.5.0-alpha2
PHP=5.5.0-alpha3
PHP=5.5.0-alpha4
PHP=5.5.0-alpha5
PHP=5.5.0-alpha6
PHP=5.5.0-beta1
PHP=5.5.0-beta2
PHP=5.5.0-beta3
PHP=5.5.0-beta4
PHP=5.5.0-rc1
PHP=5.5.0-rc2
PHP=5.5.1
PHP=5.5.2
PHP=5.5.3
PHP=5.5.4
PHP=5.5.5
PHP=5.5.6
PHP=5.5.7
PHP=5.5.8
PHP=5.5.9
PHP=5.5.10
PHP=5.5.11
PHP=5.5.12
PHP=5.5.13
PHP=5.5.14
PHP=5.5.15

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-5120?

    CVE-2014-5120 has a medium severity level as it may allow file overwrite attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-5120?

    To fix CVE-2014-5120, upgrade PHP to version 5.4.32 or 5.5.16 or later.

  • What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2014-5120?

    CVE-2014-5120 affects PHP versions 5.4.x prior to 5.4.32 and 5.5.x prior to 5.5.16.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2014-5120?

    CVE-2014-5120 can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files through crafted input to specific image processing functions.

  • Are there any workarounds for CVE-2014-5120?

    Workarounds for CVE-2014-5120 include validating and sanitizing input paths, though upgrading is the best solution.

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